Raymond Arthur Sumner

1918 - 2009  (90 years)

• Name	Raymond Arthur Sumner
  Born	25 Oct 1918	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jun 2009
  Buried	Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington
  Person ID	I6576	Rossville
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Walter Levi Sumner,   b. 16 May 1888, St. Clere, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Mar 1972, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Maude E Murrow Sumner,   b. 25 Apr 1891, Adrian, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 28 Feb 1976, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1910	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- Sumner, Walter and Maude anniversary The children of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sumner, Mayetta, will honor their parents upon the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday, Mar. 29, with a reception at the Delia Grade School. Friends and relatives are asked to call between three and five o’clock p.m. The couple asks that no gifts be presented. There are nine living children: Mrs. Chester Lutz, Mayetta; John Sumner, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Ted Sumner, Hereford, Tex.; Ray Sumner, Tacoma, Wash.; Everett Sumner, and Bob Sumner, Delia; Dale Sumner, and Don Sumner, Topeka; Bill Sumner, of Manhattan. A son, Cleve Sumner, died in 1963. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner were married Apr. 4, 1910, in Topeka. They have 31 grandchildren, and 36 great-grandchildren.
  Family ID	F5263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Elizabeth Houck Sumner,   b. 12 Nov 1922,   d. 20 Nov 2016  (Age 94 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1942	San Diego, San Diego County, California
  Children	+ 1. Jacquelyn Rae Sumner George   2. Sharon Sumner
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019 19:45:35
  Family ID	F3450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 22 Jun 1942 - San Diego, San Diego County, California Buried - - Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Sumner, Raymond Raymond A. Sumner Raymond was born Oct. 25, 1918, in Delia, and went to be with Jesus on June 26, 2009. Ray died after a fight with cancer. He was raised on a farm in Kansas with eight brothers and one sister. He married Anna Elizabeth Houck on June 22, 1942, in San Diego, Calif. They had two daughters, Jacquelyn and Sharon. They had six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Additional survivors include three brothers: Bob, of St. Marys, and Don and Bill of Topeka; and one sister, Ethel Lutz, Topeka. He served in the Army for 24 years, Civil Service for 15 years and was a park aide for eight years. He and Anna traveled in their RV for 30 years. He was a long time member and an elder at Lakewood Presbyterian Church. He volunteered at the Lakewood Veterans Golf Course. A memorial celebration of Ray’s life was held at Lakewood Presbyterian Church, Lakewood, Wash., July 2. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Lakewood Veterans Golf Course, 10101 Cedrona St., Lakewood, WA 98498 or to the Franciscan Hospice House, 2901 Bridgeport Way W., University Place, WA 98466.